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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Detailed Summary & Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings the shark towards Santiago's boat?
(a) The sound of Santiago talking out loud.
(b) The flying fish jumping along side the boat.
(c) A school of dolphins following the boat.
(d) A dark cloud of blood from the marlin.

2. What does Santiago wish he could show the fish?
(a) His club he would use to kill the fish.
(b) What manner of man the fish was up against.
(c) How his hand was cramped.
(d) How many fathoms of line he had in the boat.

3. When do the sharks return after Santiago loses his makeshift harpoon?
(a) Just after dark.
(b) Just before sunset.
(c) Early the next morning.
(d) Immediately after he ran them off the first time.

4. What vow does the old man make to the fish?
(a) That he will die there with the fish.
(b) That he will cut him loose if he does not jump out of the water.
(c) That he will let the fish go after he pulls him up to the surface.
(d) That he will kill him before the day is over.

5. How does Santiago justify killing the shark?
(a) Self-defense.
(b) The reward money.
(c) Respect for the marlin.
(d) Saving other lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time Santiago had the marlin on his line, what does he think the marlin does not know?

2. What word does Santiago utter that Hemingway says there is no translation for?

3. What is the meaning of salao?

4. How do the brown sharks attack the old man's fish?

5. What does the marlin do as the sun rises on the third day?

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